diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
index a9f494fb892a..1835dc9eb3e3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/verbs.c
@@ -473,9 +473,9 @@ struct ib_pd *qedr_alloc_pd(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	pd->pd_id = pd_id;
 
 	if (udata && context) {
-		struct qedr_alloc_pd_uresp uresp;
-
-		uresp.pd_id = pd_id;
+		struct qedr_alloc_pd_uresp uresp = {
+			.pd_id = pd_id,
+		};
 
 		rc = qedr_ib_copy_to_udata(udata, &uresp, sizeof(uresp));
 		if (rc) {